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Paperback. Examines an anonymous manuscript play that has long been the subject of scholarly dispute regarding its relationship with Shakespeare's "Richard II". This title situates the play within its historical and political context, relating it to the genre of chronicle drama to which it belongs. Editor(s): Corbin, Peter; Sedge, Douglas. Series Editor(s): Bevington, David; Dutton, Richard; Findlay, Alison; Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series: Revels Plays. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080678
- ISBN
- 9780719080678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.64
€ 31.64
hardcover. A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth century Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 57 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300208290
- ISBN
- 9780300208290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.17
€ 29.99
€ 26.17
Paperback. Ways of Writing is about the making of texts in seventeenth-century New England, whether they were fashioned into printed books or disseminated in handwritten form. David D. Hall explores issues of authority and authenticity, the roles of intermediaries, and the political and social contexts of publication, among other issues. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222081
- ISBN
- 9780812222081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.45
€ 37.45
Paperback. Not only a meditation on Proust, this is a commentary on how the experience of literature is manifested in time and sensation. Kristeva uses Proust as a starting point to reflect upon broader notions of character, time, sensation, metaphor, and history. Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102513
- ISBN
- 9780231102513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.79
€ 41.99
€ 29.79
Hardback. Offers a sustained reading of Blanchot's The Step Not Beyond that is prepared by interpretive presentations of a number of his important writings of the post-war period Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251025
- ISBN
- 9780823251025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.61
€ 106.61
paperback. This study offers a timely and necessary reassessment of the careers of Ann Yearsley and Hannah More. Making use of newly-discovered letters and poems, Andrews provides a full analysis of the breakdown of the two writers' affiliation and compares it to other labouring-class relationships based on patronage. Series: Gender and Genre. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138664470
- ISBN
- 9781138664470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.05
€ 67.05
hardcover. Full-scale 2007 commentary on a revised Greek text, with original metrical analyses of the lyrical sections. Editor(s): Finglass, P. J. Series Editor(s): Reeve, Michael; Diggle, James; Hopkinson, Neil; Powell, Jonathan; Sedley, David; Tarrant, Richard. Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries. Num Pages: 658 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 658
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521868099
- ISBN
- 9780521868099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.73
€ 172.73
Paperback. A unique comparative study of immigrant and diaspora literatures in America Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584658467
- ISBN
- 9781584658467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.08
€ 41.99
€ 32.08
Hardback. Although the events of Selma and Birmingham are burned into the nation's consciousness, little has been written about the civil rights events in the surrounding counties, the vast sections of the rural south. Cynthia Fleming addresses this gap by bringing to light the struggle for equality of the citizens of Wilcox County, Alabama. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSW; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508101
- ISBN
- 9780742508101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.03
€ 176.03
Paperback. Analyses texts drawn from the Bleek and Lloyd Archive - one of the important collections for the understanding of South African cultural heritage and in particular the traditions of the /Xam, South Africa's 'first people'. This book offers an analysis of the corpus of /Xam narratives found in the Bleek and Lloyd collection. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DSB; HBJ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Witwatersrand University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144709
- ISBN
- 9781868144709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.73
€ 38.73
Paperback. Approaches Dostoevsky psychoanalytically, not as a "patient" to be analyzed, but as a fellow psychoanalyst, someone whose life and fiction are intertwined in the process of literary self-exploration. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BG; DSBF; DSK; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780814711514
- ISBN
- 9780814711514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
€ 29.99
€ 26.35
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521596503
- ISBN
- 9780521596503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.78
€ 35.78
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 127 x 289 x 15. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691623665
- ISBN
- 9780691623665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.12
€ 38.99
€ 28.12
Paperback. Series: Opuscula Graecolatina S. Num Pages: 76 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA; PBMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788788073461
- ISBN
- 9788788073461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91
Hardback. "What May Words Say..?" contains a comprehensive and in many respects unconventional interpretation of The Merchant of Venice. The play's development of ideas is unfolded in a literary analysis that focuses on the poet's words in their philological, historical, and philosophical contexts. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611470000
- ISBN
- 9781611470000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.10
€ 133.10
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636252
- ISBN
- 9780691636252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.80
€ 102.80
Paperback. A work on the Whitman disciples - the fascinating, eclectic group of nineteenth-century men and women who regarded Walt Whitman not simply as a poet but as a religious prophet. It presents a colorful portrait of an era of intense religious, political, and sexual passions, focusing on why Whitman's work continues to appeal to so many. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146317
- ISBN
- 9780691146317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.96
€ 24.99
€ 18.96
Hardback. Covering a diverse range of figures and issues from Jonathan Swift's pornographic poetry to Oscar Wilde's famous cello-shaped coat this book collapses Irish studies into the critical perspective of disability studies: linking 'Irishness' and 'disability' together allows the emergence of a new critical perspective, an Irish disability studies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356. Good clean copy in illustrated covers with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004414
- ISBN
- 9780230574656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Designed to complement DeMariaa s textbook British Literature 1640--1789: An Anthology , this critical reader contains seventeen essays by sixteen contemporary literary critics and covers the full range of works printed in the anthology. Editor(s): Robert Demaria., Prof (Vassar College, New York USA). Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631197416
- ISBN
- 9780631197416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135315
- ISBN
- 9781571135315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.62
€ 99.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761823445
- ISBN
- 9780761823445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.62
€ 77.62
Paperback. A matchless close reading of Remembrance of Things Past and a lesson in how to read the great books profitably and pleasurably. Bowie asserts that Proust's novel is one of the great exercises in speculative imagining in the world's literature and that its originality lies first in the quality of Proust's textual invention -- line after line, page after page. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114912
- ISBN
- 9780231114912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.25
€ 43.25
Paperback. Sheaffer's two-volume biography of American platwright Eugene O'Neill-the second volume of which won a Pulitzer Prize-makes use of previously unknown documents and numerous interviews to present an insightful look at O'Neill's troubled life. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1221.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815412441
- ISBN
- 9780815412441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.80
€ 28.80
Hardback. This neglected Greek satire is now available in English. Basing their translation on two critical editions of the 14th-century anonymous poem, Nicholas and Baloglou reveal the full texture of this unique genre of the Byzantine period. The authors provide analysis on form, style and context. Translator(s): Nicholas, Nick; Baloglou, George. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 39 illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127608
- ISBN
- 9780231127608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.86€ 86.26
€ 114.86
€ 86.26